[HTML][HTML] The pig as a model for translational research: overview of porcine animal models at Jichi Medical University

E Kobayashi, S Hishikawa, T Teratani, AT Lefor - Transplantation research, 2012 - Springer
To improve the welfare of experimental animals, investigators seek to respect the 3R
principle (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement). Even when large animal studies are …

Biomarkers for screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of ovarian cancer

E Kobayashi, Y Ueda, S Matsuzaki, T Yokoyama… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2012 - AACR
Serum tumor markers have a major role in the screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of most
of the gynecologic cancers. Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest of the group because it is …

[HTML][HTML] Completion of the swine genome will simplify the production of swine as a large animal biomedical model

EM Walters, E Wolf, JJ Whyte, J Mao, S Renner… - BMC medical …, 2012 - Springer
Background Anatomic and physiological similarities to the human make swine an excellent
large animal model for human health and disease. Methods Cloning from a modified …

Calphostin C (UCN-1028C), a novel microbial compound, is a highly potent and specific inhibitor of protein kinase C

E Kobayashi, H Nakano, M Morimoto… - … and biophysical research …, 1989 - Elsevier
Abstract Calphostin C (UCN-1028C), a newly isolated compound from Cladosporium
cladosporioides, is a potent and specific inhibitor of protein kinase C, because it was 1000 …

Costimulatory signals mediated by the ITAM motif cooperate with RANKL for bone homeostasis

T Koga, M Inui, K Inoue, S Kim, A Suematsu… - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Costimulatory signals are required for activation of immune cells, but it is not known whether
they contribute to other biological systems. The development and homeostasis of the …

Polysurgery of cell sheet grafts overcomes diffusion limits to produce thick, vascularized myocardial tissues

T Shimizu, H Sekine, J Yang, Y Isoi… - The FASEB …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the field of tissue engineering has progressed rapidly, but poor vascularization
remains a major obstacle in bioengineering cell‐dense tissues, limiting the viable size of …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro fabrication of functional three-dimensional tissues with perfusable blood vessels

H Sekine, T Shimizu, K Sakaguchi, I Dobashi… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
In vitro fabrication of functional vascularized three-dimensional tissues has been a long-
standing objective in the field of tissue engineering. Here we report a technique to engineer …

Endothelial cell coculture within tissue-engineered cardiomyocyte sheets enhances neovascularization and improves cardiac function of ischemic hearts

H Sekine, T Shimizu, K Hobo, S Sekiya, J Yang… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Regenerative therapies, including myocardial tissue engineering, have been
pursued as a new possibility to repair the damaged myocardium, and previously the …

Cardiac cell sheet transplantation improves damaged heart function via superior cell survival in comparison with dissociated cell injection

H Sekine, T Shimizu, I Dobashi, K Matsuura… - … Engineering Part A, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Regenerative therapies have currently emerged as one of the most promising treatments for
repair of the damaged heart. Recently, numerous researchers reported that isolated cell …

Intra-articular injected synovial stem cells differentiate into meniscal cells directly and promote meniscal regeneration without mobilization to distant organs in rat …

M Horie, I Sekiya, T Muneta, S Ichinose… - Stem …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Osteoarthritis in the knees, which can be caused by meniscal defect, constitutes an
increasingly common medical problem. Repair for massive meniscal defect remains a …